Feb
10
2010
There Were Lots Of Birds Feeding In This Storm
Author: siggyThere were lots of birds feeding in my yard in this storm. I sprinkled some birdseed two and an half hours ago on the snow. I counted about a dozen slate cover juncos feeding on the ground (my friend calls them appropriately snow birds).
I saw as many as three downy woodpeckers on the trunk of my large white pine tree at one time. They do take turns feeding on the suet. And of course there were the squirrels. I did see “stumpy” a squirrel who is missing part of his tail.
A female cardinal made its appearance briefly. And there was the occasional Carolina wren. A little later I will toss a little more bird seed on the ground. I do not want to waste any.
There still is some sunflower seeds on our porch not covered by snow. The birds keep coming. And I have my eyes open for any unusual visitors.
